This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I wrote several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers such as those available through Europeana, and also the Imperial War Museum. I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The code is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please. It will be shared on Github shortly!
250 BUNDLES DROPPED.
Locations: AMEINS CAEN CHARTRES RENNES ROUEN
Mission date: 2 March 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY AIR DEPOT INDUSTRIAL AREA MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA.
Locations: CHARTRES (Primary) FISCHBACH (Opportunistic) FRANKFURT/MAIN (Primar
Mission date: 2 March 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant George Villinger. Fighter pilot, 4th Fighter Group. George Villinger has joined the 336th Fighter Squadron as a replacement pilot in August 1943.
He was the first 4th Fighter Group pilot to be killed in action flying a Mustang, on 2 March
Died 2 March 1944
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Louis Sonnefeld. Co-Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Died 2 March 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Charles Mankin. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down by flak and crashed E of Albert at Fricourt, FR on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100345. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 2 March 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Paul Seaman. Navigator, 458th Bomb Group. Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Died 2 March 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Sidney Rosenthal. Bombardier, 458th Bomb Group. Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Died 2 March 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Dewey Adams. Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2-Mar-44 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Died 2 March 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant John Hiebert. Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Died 2 March 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Rocco Imundo. Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Died 2 March 1944
American Air Museum